Ingredients: | |||
Whole Chicken | 1 (1800g) | ||
Coarse Sea Salt | 1800g | ||
Chinese Paper | 1 sheet | ||
Aluminum Foil | 1 sheet |
Method: | |
1. | Wash the chicken and pat dry. Hung up the chicken and wind dry it, the longer the better. |
2. | Bend the chicken feet into the belly's opening; wrap up the chicken with the Chinese paper. Secure the paper by putting toothpicks through the chicken's neck and the rear end. |
3. | Trim the foil slightly larger than the bottom of a pot; place the foil at the pot's bottom. |
4. | Heat up a wok; stir-fry the salt until it turns yellowish. Put 1/3 of salt at the pan's bottom, place the chicken on top, and then cover the chicken with the rest of the salt. |
5. | Cover with a lid, and cook over a low heat for 6 mins, turn the chicken once, cook for another 6 mins, turn off the heat, keep the lid on for 12 more mins. |
Tips: | |
1. | The weight of coarse sea salt should same as the weight of chicken. |
2. | Use coarse sea salt better than table salt. |
3. | Better use an earthen pot for a crispy chicken. |
4. | Time to keep the chicken under the lid should be adjusted to 10 mins when the chicken only weights for about 1200g. |